House Rejects Puerto Rico Healthcare Amendment (tags)
The House Rules Committee rejected an amendment that would allocate Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico at an equal level to US states.
U.S. HIV infection totals increases by 50%, CDC indicate (tags)
Bloomberg News reports: The government's estimate of annual new HIV infections is likely to rise "as much as 50 percent," say patient advocates who are pressuring officials to speed the release of the new figures.
Support Indigenous Rights: Host a Grassy Narrows Movie Night (tags)
Join activists across Canada and the United States in supporting the First Nations Community of Grassy Narrows by hosting a movie night. The film tracks the struggles and resistance movement of Grassy Narrows in their efforts to protect their land and way of life. Email jwolke@ran.org to get more information and materials.
FEAR OF A BROWN AMERICA! (tags)
There are forces at work in this nation that dread the growth of a BrownAmerica (even if over a third of this country was originally Mexican territory!).